Leebo
at 2021-08-24 08:41:43 UTC
The entry basically explains it by linking to 印肉. It's a shortening of that.
Leebo
at 2021-08-24 08:49:13 UTC
If you meant "why is it a part of 印肉", I don't think it's a huge leap to think of a red ink pad as being fleshy.
Kiriha_Mizuori
at 2021-09-09 03:13:04 UTC
In old Japan, "mercury sulfide" received from China was kneaded with "vegetable oil" and "wormwood leaf / Japanese paper scraps" and used as an ink pad.
There is no plastic sponge like it is now, and no mesh cover.
The red mass and the red liquid that exudes from it are easily reminiscent of flesh and blood.
Since that time, especially the red ink pad has been named vermilion flesh.
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Ink pad
How and when did this kanji became an ink pad? Lol. Kinda interested to know how a kanji for meat suddenly became ink pad (and with same pronunciation as meat/flesh)